A PARTAKER OF OTHER PEOPLE’S SINS?
Memorise:
Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker
of other men’s sins; keep thyself pure. 1st Timothy 5:22
Read: 2nd Chronicles 18:28-34, (KJV) 28 So the king of
Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.
29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the
king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle.
30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the
chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save
only with the king of Israel.
31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots
saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they
compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped
him; and God moved them to depart from him.
32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the
chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again
from pursuing him.
33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the
king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his
chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I
am wounded.
34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of
Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and
about the time of the sun going down he died.
Bible in one year: 1st Corinthians 11:17-14:25, Psalms
10:1-11
MESSAGE
There is an error now rampant among the children of God,
which must be avoided if we will make it to Heaven. That error is partaking in
other people’s sins, particularly the unbelievers! The reason for this
development is connected with the unwillingness to take our stand in the midst
of opposition and antagonism from the unbelieving people of this age. Children
of God now conform a lot with the evil in our society because we do not want to
be blacklisted, whereas, this is the nature of our calling. Jesus Christ said
concerning the experience of His disciplines in this world:
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he
that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Matthew 10:22
It is unfortunate that those who indulge in aiding and
abetting sinful ways do not know that they will also be partakers of the
punishment:
“And even as they did not like to retain God in their
knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are
not convenient. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers… Who knowing the judgement of God, that they which commit such
things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them
that do them.”
Romans 1:28, 32
In the Bible reading for today, we read about how
Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah partook in the sin of his friend, the king of
Israel and was almost killed but for divine intervention. He agreed to disguise
to be the king of Israel, not knowing that it was the king of Israel that was
being sought for destruction. In the same vein, many children of God make
friends with ungodly people of the world only to discover that they share the
punishment with the ungodly. This should not be so because the Bible says:
“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is
round about his people from henceforth even for ever. For the rod of the wicked
shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth
their hands unto iniquity.”
Psalms 125:2-3
Unless children of God cease from being partakers of the
sins of the unbelievers, we may continue to suffer just because of our alliance
with the wicked people of this world. For example, when a child of God enters
into a business partnership with an unbeliever who refuses to pay his tithe,
the business may collapse for this reason and the ignorant child of God suffers
together with the unbeliever. May God have mercy on His children.
Action Point
Break all alliances with unbelievers and pray that the
Almighty have mercy on you for previous alliances.
Open Heavens ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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